Encouraging kids to develop virtues with a little help from the Community of Saints

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

October 13: Saint Edward the Confessor

St. Edward the ConfessorCathedral of Saint JosephSan José, California, USAPhoto by Eugene Zelenko

History

Edward became king of England almost 1,000 years ago. He was a very good ruler. He helped the people by getting rid of some unnecessary taxes. But then he and his father-in-law, Godwin disagreed about how Edward was running things. Godwin raised an army, but Edward met with him and they were able to resolve things peacefully instead of fighting. Toward the end of his life, Edward only cared about religious things. That’s why he was called “Edward the Confessor.”